Papenburg
Papenburg | |
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![]() City hall in 2004 | |
Location of Papenburg within Emsland district ![]() | |
Coordinates:53°04′N07°24′E/ 53.067°N 7.400°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Emsland |
Subdivisions | 6 Subdivisions |
Government | |
•Mayor(2021–26) | Vanessa Gattung[1](SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 118.36 km2(45.70 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 38,556 |
• Density | 330/km2(840/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
Postal codes | 26871 |
Dialling codes | 04961, 04962, 04965 |
Vehicle registration | EL |
Website | papenburg.de |
Papenburg(German:[ˈpaːpm̩bʊʁk];East Frisian Low Saxon:Papenbörg) is a city in the district ofEmsland,Lower Saxony,Germany,situated at the riverEms.It is known for its large shipyard, theMeyer-Werft,which specializes in buildingcruise liners.
Geography
[edit]Districts
[edit]Papenburg is subdivided into 6 urban districts, Papenburg-Untenende, Papenburg-Obenende, Herbrum,Tunxdorf-Nenndorf, Aschendorf and Bokel.
History
[edit]In theChronicle of the Frisians,written in the 16th century by the East-Frisian council Eggerik Benninga, the Papenburg (at that time a manor) is mentioned for the first time. In 1458, Hayo von Haren, called "von der Papenburch", confessed to be leaned with the Papenburg. The contract that was made because of this is the earliest verifiably documented mention of Papenburg.
On 2 December 1630, the district administratorDietrich von Velenpurchased the manor for 1500Reichsthalerfrom Friedrich von Schwarzenberg in order to found a settlement in the fen-surrounded region.
On 4 April 1631, BishopFerdinand von Münsterleased the then castle and manor Papenburg to Dietrich von Velen. This is considered to be the foundation of the city of Papenburg.
Matthias von Velenand his wife Margartha Anna, born von Galen, endowed the oldest church in Papenburg on 7 December 1680, dedicated toAnthony of Padua,making him itspatron saint.
From 1933 to 1945 a series of 15moorlandlabor, punitive and POWs-campswere active in the districts ofEmslandandBentheim.The central administration was set in Papenburg where now a memorial of these camps, theDokumentations- und Informationszentrum (DIZ) Emslandlager,is located.[3]
Population
[edit](always according to 31 December)
- 1998 - 33,671
- 1999 - 33,731
- 2000 - 34,096
- 2001 - 34,266
- 2002 - 34,403
- 2003 - 34,245
- 2004 - 34,440
- 2005 - 34,905
- 2006 - 34,797
- 2007 - 35,431
- 2012 - 37,532
- 2021 - 38.573[4]
Twin towns – sister cities
[edit]Pogranichny,Russia
Rochefort,France
Gallery
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Papenburg Hauptkanal
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Bridge on Hauptkanal
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Boat on Hauptkanal
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Waterlock
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ShipDie Friederike von Papenburg
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Church of Saint Antonius
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Meyers-Mühle
References
[edit]- ^"Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021"(PDF).Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.13 October 2021.
- ^"LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022"(in German).Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^"Official site of the DIZ Emslandlager in Papenburg".Retrieved12 December2015.
- ^"Stadt Papenburg: Basis und Strukturdaten".stadt.papenburg.de.Retrieved2022-10-19.
- ^"Partnerstädte".stadt.papenburg.de(in German). Papenburg.Retrieved2021-03-07.
External links
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Official website
(in German)
- Short introduction to Papenburg(in English)